It started as a routine traffic stop. But the moment the intoxicated driver jumped out of his truck, the incident took a quick turn for the worst. Gunshots rang out. The officer was down. Only 12 seconds had passed since the officer first stepped out of his cruiser.

Anything can happen. That was the point driven home Thursday night during the Kentucky State Police's Citizen's Police Academy.

Discussion about the new street beside the Taylor County Detention Center might not be over just yet.

An ordinance adopted by the Campbellsville City Council in September 2006, and signed by then Taylor County Judge/Executive Paul Patton, states that after the street is completed it is supposed to be turned back over to the City.

Taylor Fiscal Court did just the opposite at its last regular meeting by voting to keep the street as a County road and make it one way.

A Campbellsville woman was taken to the hospital after being involved in a four-vehicle crash Monday.

According to a Campbellsville Police report, at about 3:15 p.m., Robert Anderson, 22, of Campbellsville was driving a 1999 Toyota Corolla east on Broadway when he became distracted, failing to notice vehicles stopped in front of him.

Santa Claus has helpers each year during the holiday season, though many people in Taylor County give of themselves all year long. If you know of such a person, the Campbellsville Kiwanis would like to honor him or her.

The Kiwanis Club is seeking the person who most embodies the Christmas spirit every day, all year long. And the club will name the person this year's Santa's Helper Award winner.

The crowd cheered as Daniel Hoosier cut the yellow ribbon across the front door of his family's new home Sunday.

After a two-year wait, Hoosier and his children - Tiffany and Craig - had finally become the owners of Campbellsville/Taylor County Habitat for Humanity's sixth home. Hoosier also has another daughter, Shanae.